Friday, Nov. 11th is Veterans' Day

There is a Veterans' Day Parade Downtown on Friday.

Two Fun Events this Weekend

Check out the Greek Festival and Artisans in the Garden at Tallahassee Nurseries to get a start on some Christmas shoppping.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OCT. 24th

It is an in-service day for teachers, so there will be no classes.

Two Fun Events this Weekend

There is an Asian Festival downtown this weekend.

And a Bead Festival in Havana, FL.

Sharing some information--a Comcast Internet Deal

If you are a parent of a student who receives free lunches at school and don't have comcast already, you might qualify for a special comcast deal--check it out at this link!

Happy Constitution Day!

Did you know that September 17th is Constitution Day?

Check out this website to find out more and impress us with your knowledge on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Regular Weekend

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend.  This weekend is normal, and we'll see you on Monday!:)

HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

I hope everyone has a great long weekend.
No school on Monday.  We'll see you back on Tuesday.

Also, if you know any classmates from last year who are interested in returning, please let them know they'll need to attend an orientation session first, which they may do every Monday at 8:30 in Room 309.

Week 1 Vocabulary and Expressions

Group 1

Proverbs:
All that glitters is not gold.
Actions speak louder than words.
look before you leap.
Birds of a feather flock together.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
No pain, no gain.

Nouns:
national anthem
detention
suspension
expulsion
progress report
report card
assembly
proverb

Verbs:
to age
summer "treated you well" = you look good!
to be fooled or tricked
to salute

Adjectives:
useful
rural




Group 2

Proverbs:

Actions speak louder than words.

Look before you leap.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A man is known by the company he keeps.

No pain, no gain.

Nouns:
bee sting
mosquito bite
routine
street performer
gang
acre
slogan
motto
proverb

Verbs:

to miss

to spend time with

to go or to be "out of town"

to do a good job

to have a good job

to have a well-paying job

to drown

to have 20/20 vision

Adjectives:

co-ed (co-educational) and single-sex schools

near-sighted

far-sighted

Welcome Back!

Welcome, returning students, to another year of English Classes!  We will have in-class registration for students who tested in the spring of 2011 for the first two weeks of school, from Monday, August 22nd until Thursday, September 1st.  We will explain some of the year's changes to you at this time.  So we hope to see you very soon!  On Monday, August 29th we will welcome new students who complete the first week of Orientation/Registration into our classes.